A family from the Chébel housing estate in Beau Bassin has been devastated since Friday afternoon, February 2. One of their number, aged 20, was seriously injured in a terrible accident on the New Airport Road (NAR) in Gros Billet, New Grove. The young man was riding a Haojue motorcycle when he reportedly skidded off the road. After he fell on the road, a truck ran over his body and didn’t stop. Seriously injured, the motorcyclist was taken to Jawaharlall Nehru Hospital in Rose Belle. After undergoing surgery to amputate both his legs, he was placed on artificial respiration in an intensive care unit ward. His condition is considered critical.
On this February 1 holiday, the victim decided to go for a motorcycle ride with friends. He was riding his green Haojue motorcycle. He was riding south on the NAR in New Grove. He was almost in front of the Landscope building when he reportedly skidded off his two-wheeled machine. This was reported by a 25-year-old friend of his who lives in Plaisance, Rose-Hill. After the victim fell to the asphalt, a tractor-trailer driving in the same direction passed over his body and didn’t stop. It continued on towards Plaine Magnien.
A team of police officers from the Rose Belle police station, who had been alerted to the accident, arrived at the scene at around 12.50pm on Thursday February 1. The injured man was immediately evacuated by ambulance to the Rose Belle hospital. After receiving first aid in the emergency department, he was transferred to the operating room, where both his legs were amputated. He was subsequently admitted to a ward in the intensive care unit and placed on artificial respiration.
The severely damaged motorcycle was taken to the Rose Belle police station for examination. In addition to the information obtained from this witness to the accident and images from two Safe City cameras, two trucks were seen heading towards Plaine Magnien at 12:33 and 12:34 respectively. They then went to a depot in Roche Bois and another in Baie du Tombeau. Both trucks belong to a large company based in the Roche Bois area.
Once these two vehicles had been located, they were placed under police surveillance, as they could not be examined by forensic technicians, as they had to be lifted. The drivers of these vehicles were subjected to an alcohol test. The results were negative.
